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A deal giving the U.S. majority control of vast Venezuelan reserves strikes at the heart of national identity. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/world/americas/venezuela-oil-us-takeover.html

Footage released by the Nepal Army showed teams pulling people out of the tunnels caked in mud. But each passing day dims hopes for those trapped inside. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/world/asia/nepal-flood-hydropower-tunnels-rescue-missing-workers.html

A deadly Russian strike on a weapons depot on Friday killed at least 37 people near Kyiv, prompting an investigation into arms storage in civilian areas. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000011121384/russia-ukraine-strike-kyiv-weapon-depot.html

New footage exclusively obtained by The New York Times showed the aftermath of the moment a giant glacier broke away from the top of a ridge in the Himalayas, setting off a deadly flood. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011119084/new-exclusive-vid…

Given the challenges in forecasting and detecting such calamities, researchers advised banning construction on floodplains and marking out clear evacuation routes. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/world/asia/nepal-flood-glacier-collapse.html

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/world/africa/uganda-king-oyo-dead.html

Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/europe/malaria-deaths-frankfurt-airport.html

Governments around the world have passed or proposed a range of bans or restrictions on young teens using addictive social media platforms. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/americas/children-social-media-restrictions-global-movement-meta.html

An avalanche may have caused an unusual flash flood without heavy rainfall, with hundreds of people unaccounted for in the path of destruction. Here’s what to know. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/nepal-tibet-floods-wtk.html

Footage shared on social media shows birds in Australia experiencing symptoms consistent with bird flu, as the country’s authorities race to contain the spreading virus. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/australia/100000011109241/australia-races-to-combat-spr…

The Trump administration says it will try to cut the country off from the global economy by targeting its trading partners. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/iran-sanctions-threat-economy-ukraine.html